EPYC 7272 vs Opteron X2 170

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AMD EPYC 7272

AMD Opteron X2 170

We compared two server CPUs: EPYC 7272 with 12 cores 2.9GHz and Opteron X2 170 with 2 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

EPYC 7272 's Advantages

Released 14 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 400)

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 90nm)

Opteron X2 170 's Advantages

Lower TDP (110W vs 120W)

Score

EPYC 7272

VS

Opteron X2 170

General Parameters

Aug 2019

Release Date

Aug 2005

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Rome

Core Architecture

Denmark

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

AMD Socket 939

N/A

Integrated Graphics

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))

Generation

Opteron X2 (Denmark)

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

0.233 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

90 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

110 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

65 °C

TSMC

Foundry

-

74 mm²

Die Size

199 mm²

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

12

Total Core Count

2

24

Total Thread Count

2

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

10.0

96 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 KB

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR1-400

8

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

-

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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